Township in Indiana, United States
Clear Creek Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Huntington County | |
Coordinates: 40°57′28″N 85°30′45″W / 40.95778°N 85.51250°W / 40.95778; -85.51250 | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Huntington |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 35.89 sq mi (93.0 km) |
• Land | 35.67 sq mi (92.4 km) |
• Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.6 km) 0.61% |
Elevation | 817 ft (249 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,984 |
• Density | 55/sq mi (21/km) |
GNIS feature ID | 0453221 |
Clear Creek Township is one of twelve townships in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,984 (slightly up from 1,928 at 2010) and it contained 750 housing units.
History
Clear Creek Township was organized in 1838. It was named from Clear Creek, the largest stream within its borders.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.89 square miles (93.0 km), of which 35.67 square miles (92.4 km) (or 99.39%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km) (or 0.61%) is water. The stream of Flint Creek runs through this township.
Unincorporated towns
Adjacent townships
- Washington Township, Whitley County (north)
- Jefferson Township, Whitley County (northeast)
- Jackson Township (east)
- Union Township (southeast)
- Huntington Township (south)
- Dallas Township (southwest)
- Warren Township (west)
- Cleveland Township, Whitley County (northwest)
Major highways
References
- "Clear Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
- "Census Bureau profile: Clear Creek Township, Huntington County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- Bash, Frank Sumner (1914). History of Huntington County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. The Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 89.
- History of Huntington County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 563.
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Municipalities and communities of Huntington County, Indiana, United States | ||
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County seat: Huntington | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |